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| building blocks of proteins |
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| bodys main energy source found in fruit,pasta,cereal,and bread |
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| when chemicals break down large food molecules into smaller ones to be absorbed into body |
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| thin watery product of digestion that slowly moves out of stomach and into small intestine |
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| chemical and mechanical process that breaks food down into smaller molecules so can be absorbed by body |
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| protein that speeds up rate of chemical reactions in body but isnt used up or changed in anuy way during reaction |
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| nutrient that provides energy and helps absorb vitamins can be saturated or unsaturated |
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| 1 of 5 groups of food that has same nutrients. Breads and cereals,vegetables,fruit,milk, and meat |
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| 1 of 5 groups of food that has same nutrients. Breads and cereals,vegetables,fruit,milk, and meat |
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| digestive system process where food is broken down through mixing,churning,or chewing |
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| inorganic nutrient that regulates many of bodys chemical reactions. builds cells,sends nerve impulses,and carries oxygen |
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| substances in food that the body uses for cell development,repair,and growth and that provide energy |
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| in food for cell development,repair,and growth and provide energy |
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| waves of muscular contractions that moves food through the digestive system |
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| nutrient made up of amino acids that is used for replacement and repair of body cells and has large molecules that have carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,and nitrogen. in fish meat and beans |
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| fingerlike projections in the wall of of the small intestine that increase the surface area for absorption of nutrient molecules |
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| organic water soluble or fat soluble nutrient needed in small quantities for growth regulating body functions and preventing disease |
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